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that government is an independent government and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill, the other side kills in return and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of line in supplying weapons to sides and it would never reach our turn. it's quite clear who those individuals are, who those countries are. >> were you pleased that osama bin laden was killed by american navy s.e.a.l.s on the instructions of president obama? >> translator: i would have been happier to see a transparent trial, a formal trial, and find out the root causes of all of the events of the last few years. >> you have been reported as saying that you believe it is possible that the american government were partly responsible for the events of 9/11. that caused a huge outrage. do you stand by that position? >> translator: of course the poll
that government is an independent government and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill, the other side kills in return and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of line in supplying weapons to sides and it...
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the rebels are battling government forces. well, the fight for control of this key city has been going on since july. videos posted online are said to show innocent civilians gunned down in the streets. cnn as no way to verify the awe then tis tty of the images. is there way to end the killi s killings? >> who would participate in the plan b, as you put it, the safe haich, the safe areas? >> i believe a lot of countries will participate. and european countries will participate. what we need, we need united states of america, i know, to be more -- that there is an election now. we are in election period. i hope that after the election, the american government looks at this matter in different way. i always meant no military intervention. but we need to take some measures and we need this measures with the united states, the european countries, the arab countries, the muslim countries. >> it is the syrian people suffering the most in the civil especially the children. the group save the children, is letting the kids tell the sto
the rebels are battling government forces. well, the fight for control of this key city has been going on since july. videos posted online are said to show innocent civilians gunned down in the streets. cnn as no way to verify the awe then tis tty of the images. is there way to end the killi s killings? >> who would participate in the plan b, as you put it, the safe haich, the safe areas? >> i believe a lot of countries will participate. and european countries will participate. what...
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government endorsed. i think that's the right approach. >> you know, when the highest hate of america and the lowest like of america in the world and then we take that money to be well spent? >> well, i think we have an interest in making clear that while we stand up for our values of free speech, the u.s. did not endorse this film and create a distance in u.s. policy. what we're seeing around the region is not a reaction to u.s. policy, it's a reaction to a particular set of events in this film and i think we're trying to create some distance. >> thank you very much. appreciate you taking the time. >>> next, what is the legal definition of mother hood. a woman going to court to keep the child that she gave birth to >>> and a strong warning from the royal health organization about another virus. this one is in the same class that causes sars. you have the right to live free from the fear of identity theft. our pledge to you? as long as there are identity thieves, we'll be there. we're lifelock. and we off
government endorsed. i think that's the right approach. >> you know, when the highest hate of america and the lowest like of america in the world and then we take that money to be well spent? >> well, i think we have an interest in making clear that while we stand up for our values of free speech, the u.s. did not endorse this film and create a distance in u.s. policy. what we're seeing around the region is not a reaction to u.s. policy, it's a reaction to a particular set of events...
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it has been reported that only 33 papers were printed by one government alone. development planning, based on the economy that runs in a vicious circle triggers unhealthy and devastating competitions and it is a fatal practice. b, the situation. from the standpoint of the politicians who control the world power centers, such as moral principles, purity, honesty, integrity, compassion and self-sacrifice are rejected as defunct and outdated notions and an impediment to the accomplishment of the goals. they openly talk about their disbelief in the relevance of ethics to the political and social affairs. an envisionist culture after centuries old nations, the common denominator reflecting human profound feeling and love towards beauty and the force which breathes diversity, cultural awareness and social dynamicness are under attack and susceptible to extingion. the socialized entity has been imposed on nations by organize the and systematic destruction and accumulation of identities. the novelest institution of societies and a center emanating love and humanity has
it has been reported that only 33 papers were printed by one government alone. development planning, based on the economy that runs in a vicious circle triggers unhealthy and devastating competitions and it is a fatal practice. b, the situation. from the standpoint of the politicians who control the world power centers, such as moral principles, purity, honesty, integrity, compassion and self-sacrifice are rejected as defunct and outdated notions and an impediment to the accomplishment of the...
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government. no, not the executive branch, the judiciary. i think we all know there is a guy names barack obama running for president of the united states, but did you know there is not one, not two, but five barack obamas running in brazil and 11 more obamas with different first names? candidates in local elections across that country have adopted some surprising names to try to distinguish themselves, to get attention. they' they're batman and robin, too. bin laden, superman, spiderman and a few michael jacksons. some of the candidates had the good luck to be born with names that might give them a political edge or might not. there is some ted kennedys, john kennedys. the candidates are likely to be remembered. president obama, if you need a new jingle, i know where you can find one. the correct answer to our gps challenge question was c. the united states has 11 aircraft carriers. the rest of the world has a grand total of 10. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello, everyone. i'm f
government. no, not the executive branch, the judiciary. i think we all know there is a guy names barack obama running for president of the united states, but did you know there is not one, not two, but five barack obamas running in brazil and 11 more obamas with different first names? candidates in local elections across that country have adopted some surprising names to try to distinguish themselves, to get attention. they' they're batman and robin, too. bin laden, superman, spiderman and a...
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they're upset basically with the government planning mother round of budget cuts. take a look at those pictures there. i mean, you got fires. you got smoke. already greece has/ed government pensions and benefits for those workers that are out in the streets. cuts in the european union is demanding in exchange for another loan to stop greece from going into bankruptcy. you can see all those people who are quite frustrated there. i want to bring in michael holmes to talk about those folks, and clearly, it's kind of surprise whenning you think about it, when you see this turned into violence. this is over budget cuts. >> yeah. >> this is not the kind of thing we see here. >> it was a very small group that got violent. i have to say that just to be fair. yeah, half the country was shut down by this, and as you point out, even the tourists got caught in the middle of it. greece is in a position to be offending tourist with their dollars at the moment. the government isn't going to change its mind despite these protests, and the reason for that is because it can't. as yo
they're upset basically with the government planning mother round of budget cuts. take a look at those pictures there. i mean, you got fires. you got smoke. already greece has/ed government pensions and benefits for those workers that are out in the streets. cuts in the european union is demanding in exchange for another loan to stop greece from going into bankruptcy. you can see all those people who are quite frustrated there. i want to bring in michael holmes to talk about those folks, and...
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the government needs to stop intruding in our lives. let the parents make decisions about their kids' lives. thanks for commenting. if you want to continue the conversation, facebook.com/carolcnn. thank you so much for joining us today. newsroom continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >>> hi, everybody. nice to have you with us. it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 on the west coast. and happy election day to you. i'm not kidding. it is election day. everybody else has been counting town the days for weeks now, right? technically november 6th is 40 days from today. but guess what, election day has already started in some states. absentee ballots are going out. and in other states, coming back. look at this map. 32 states and the district of columbia let their voters vote early. i'm talking to you today, iowa, because, oh, happy day, you become the very first of the so-called battle ground states today to let your voters show up, do the in-person voting, and put this election behind you. and if you don't live in oregon or washington st
the government needs to stop intruding in our lives. let the parents make decisions about their kids' lives. thanks for commenting. if you want to continue the conversation, facebook.com/carolcnn. thank you so much for joining us today. newsroom continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >>> hi, everybody. nice to have you with us. it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 on the west coast. and happy election day to you. i'm not kidding. it is election day. everybody else has been counting...
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were the people who put us under sanction or a handful of western governments? which people brought us under sanctions? many of the europeans companies are currently as we speak conducting trade with us. some of them do it in hiding but they do, secretly but they do conduct that trade. you hear some news, and you believe that iran's economy is n in chaos. it is not so. it is not so, let me reassure you. we -- we came from being the 22nd ranked economy in the world to being the 17th largest, and as we speak, this growth of capital and investment in the world continues. of course, we're not fans of sanction bus in anyone thinks sanctions will bring iran to her knees, they are certainly police staken. we have learned to live under these circumstances. we don't like to live like this, but at the owned testify day a handful of european countries and the united states, of course, would like to have relations with them. it would benefit both sides. but without them, we have learned to live quite well. we have been living quite well. we have trade relations with over 18
were the people who put us under sanction or a handful of western governments? which people brought us under sanctions? many of the europeans companies are currently as we speak conducting trade with us. some of them do it in hiding but they do, secretly but they do conduct that trade. you hear some news, and you believe that iran's economy is n in chaos. it is not so. it is not so, let me reassure you. we -- we came from being the 22nd ranked economy in the world to being the 17th largest, and...
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the government is still saying 64% of government budget will be spent on social issues and social spending. we're not exactly rolling up the carpet and going home. the problem is, as spain enters its third year of recession, the people in the country are saying it's not enough, suzanne. what we're now looking for is whether or not spain has done enough to introduce austerity that the europeans will be happy with. but at the same time, that some form of economic growth going forward. >> any reaction from the people in the streets? we've seen protests erupted on tuesday. this is not good news. do we expect there's going to be more violence? >> well, you know, one hesitates to ever say what the mob on the street will ever do. i haven't heard what's happening in barcelona or other cities where there's been major disturbances. what you need to focus on now is yes, the streets and the people because that's a driving force of what the government will decide. but the government is between a rock and the pro verbal. it's got to keep the people reasonably happy -- let me rephrase that. at least not
the government is still saying 64% of government budget will be spent on social issues and social spending. we're not exactly rolling up the carpet and going home. the problem is, as spain enters its third year of recession, the people in the country are saying it's not enough, suzanne. what we're now looking for is whether or not spain has done enough to introduce austerity that the europeans will be happy with. but at the same time, that some form of economic growth going forward. >>...
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you know, not government, right? he talked about micro finance and that's usually taken care of by u.s. aid, government agency but mitt romney has a different vision. >> yes, he does. i think it was a as if mating speech. when i first saw what the subject of this speech was going to be, i was thinking why -- you know, five weeks or so before an election is he giving a speech on foreign aid. probably nothing has less support in the united states right now on -- left and right than foreign aid. i thought it was fascinating what he did here. the first thing he did is yesterday he spent a lot of time criticizing president obama's foreign policy in the middle east. today he laid out an autopsy alternative vision. talked about the challenges of radicalism in the region by helping the, you know, youth unemployment rate in these countries, drives people to radicalism, hopelessness and all of that. so i think -- i think he laid out today was the code of yesterday which was what is my vision for this region. the second thing i
you know, not government, right? he talked about micro finance and that's usually taken care of by u.s. aid, government agency but mitt romney has a different vision. >> yes, he does. i think it was a as if mating speech. when i first saw what the subject of this speech was going to be, i was thinking why -- you know, five weeks or so before an election is he giving a speech on foreign aid. probably nothing has less support in the united states right now on -- left and right than foreign...
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the government says it underreported the number of jobs added. translation, both president obama and mitt romney may be adjusting the stump speeches. we'll explain next. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglite
the government says it underreported the number of jobs added. translation, both president obama and mitt romney may be adjusting the stump speeches. we'll explain next. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you?...
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government deny he was ever a spy. amir remains in prison in iran, and has no idea that his father is dying. dr. ryan baird is the neurosurgeon treating his father. >> it is stressful enough dealing with the surgery and the diagnosis and the coming treatment, there is no doubt in my mind that any other family or personal issues are going to make it more challenging. >> reporter: so with president mahmoud ahmadinejad in new york now, they say they are putting themselves at his mercy. >> i'm sure that he's going to hear my voice. he's in the united states, he is going to listen to me. and hear me. i just want him to hear my voice as a mother, don't destroy this family. please don't destroy this family, bring amir home. amir is the heart of this family. >> reporter: now facing an incurable cancer, he says he cannot accept the fact that he may never see his son again. >> that's my biggest fear, that i may not see him. and that's my last wish to see my son and hug him and kiss him before i pass to the other side. >> reporte
government deny he was ever a spy. amir remains in prison in iran, and has no idea that his father is dying. dr. ryan baird is the neurosurgeon treating his father. >> it is stressful enough dealing with the surgery and the diagnosis and the coming treatment, there is no doubt in my mind that any other family or personal issues are going to make it more challenging. >> reporter: so with president mahmoud ahmadinejad in new york now, they say they are putting themselves at his mercy....
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taking work requirements out of government assistance is, in my opinion, a very bad course to take and creates a culture of dependency. we help people who need help. we want to help people that need help. but the idea of removing work requirements i think is a mistake. >> keeping them honest, as you just heard, jim acosta say politic fact gave that rating a pants on fire. the "washington post" gave it four pinocchios and quote, a mitt romney tv ad claims the obama administration has adopted a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. the plan does neither of those things. back to the claim governor romney made about correcting ads or statements if there's anything factually wrong or amiss as he said, jim acosta called and e-mailed the romney campaign to ask if they could give any examples of that happening. so far he's gotten no response. jim acosta joins me now. so does lori robinson of factcheck.org. jim, you pressed governor romney on that welfare ad which independent fact checkers have said was false. he didn't back down. not only did he not back down, he seemed to
taking work requirements out of government assistance is, in my opinion, a very bad course to take and creates a culture of dependency. we help people who need help. we want to help people that need help. but the idea of removing work requirements i think is a mistake. >> keeping them honest, as you just heard, jim acosta say politic fact gave that rating a pants on fire. the "washington post" gave it four pinocchios and quote, a mitt romney tv ad claims the obama administration...
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it was the first big country where the government had to start tightening its belt. having people work longer, have fewer government services and pay more taxes so that it could get big, big bailouts from the european union. and you can see the people, this is what people feel or do when they're told they have to live on less, and work longer for less. >> it is why these governments are in such a bind, because the central banks and the european community and germany telling the countries you have to crack down on your excess budget, your excess spending, but the people, the population says huh-uh and they're obviously taking to the streets right now. >> that's in greece. we're also watching what's happening in spain overnight. >> we'll keep you updated on that. also ahead on "starting point," it's a case of underage college drinking taken to the extreme. and now, a fraternity is suspended. why this particular kind of partying is really raising the alarms. we'll have a live report. we are all reflections of the people who came before us. the good they did inspires us,
it was the first big country where the government had to start tightening its belt. having people work longer, have fewer government services and pay more taxes so that it could get big, big bailouts from the european union. and you can see the people, this is what people feel or do when they're told they have to live on less, and work longer for less. >> it is why these governments are in such a bind, because the central banks and the european community and germany telling the countries...
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government new about the involvement within 24 hours of the attack. it was 15 days ago and what we've heard for the past 15 days is that the attacks were an attack on america. that was the president. not preplanned, spontaneous, that was susan rice and carried out by a small and savage group. that was secretary of state hillary clinton. well, the president of libya today also came out today and was clear about al-qaeda. >> hiding in libya. >> it was actually in a high level united nations meeting that hillary clinton for the first time today admitted that an al-qaeda linked group was involved. >> for some time, al-qaeda in the islamic mog rab and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings from northern mali into neighboring countries and are working with other violent extremists to undermine the transitions as we tragically saw in benghazi. >> now, "the new york times" reported that other senior u.s. officials were surprised by secretary clinton's admission. her linking of those al-qaeda linked groups to the crisis in benghazi. perhaps, becaus
government new about the involvement within 24 hours of the attack. it was 15 days ago and what we've heard for the past 15 days is that the attacks were an attack on america. that was the president. not preplanned, spontaneous, that was susan rice and carried out by a small and savage group. that was secretary of state hillary clinton. well, the president of libya today also came out today and was clear about al-qaeda. >> hiding in libya. >> it was actually in a high level united...
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. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video, and i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well, for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that's welcomed people of every race and every faith. we are home to muslims who worship across our country. we not only respect the freedom of religion, we have laws that protect individuals from being harmed because of how they look or what they believe. >> our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is live at the united nations. she joins us now. listening to that speech, it began with a mention of chris stevens, it ended with a mention of chris stevens and it's not lost on anyone watching that the president has two major audiences. he's got an international audience clearly, and he's got a domestic audience during this election. was he able to navigate appropriately between the two with the remarks he actually chose? >> reporter: well, it will depend who you ask, ashleigh,
. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video, and i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well, for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that's welcomed people of every race and every faith. we are home to muslims who worship across our country. we not only respect the freedom of religion, we have laws that protect...
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the government proposing huge spending cuts in tax hikes to try to avoid a bailout. first, greece, protesters throwing firebombs and molotov cocktails today and unions went on strike to protest shrinking paychecks and rising retirement ages. here's the catch. the u.s. is facing similar tough choices. we racked up a crimintrillion d in debt this year. the u.s. is frozen, punting the fiscal football until after the election. let's bring in jim bolden from london. you've been covering europe's financial crisis. it is not just about math. this is about people, their futures, their lives. what are the lessons that the u.s. can learn here? >> the lesson any country can learn really is to do the budget c cuts. if you're going to do them while you're not in recession, while the markets aren't forcing you to do it. what spain and greece are doing is trying to cut the budget deficit with 25% unemployment, and doing it when bond yields are too high to be able to dip into the market, especially for greece. so these countries have been forced to do this by the markets, brooke, no
the government proposing huge spending cuts in tax hikes to try to avoid a bailout. first, greece, protesters throwing firebombs and molotov cocktails today and unions went on strike to protest shrinking paychecks and rising retirement ages. here's the catch. the u.s. is facing similar tough choices. we racked up a crimintrillion d in debt this year. the u.s. is frozen, punting the fiscal football until after the election. let's bring in jim bolden from london. you've been covering europe's...
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they are protesting the austerity plan at the nearly bankrupt government. you can see it's pretty nasty there. s $14 billion in cuts to wages, pensions and benefits and those people don't like that one bit. >>> at least one tornado touched down in rural southwestern illinois. take a look at this twister. storm chasers caught this. it was moving across farmland east of st. louis. also reports of hail as large at 2 1/2 inches. golf ball-sized hail? >> that and maybe even tennis ball-size hail. not just wind damage, significant stuff happened. one injury, a person taken to the hospital. minor stuff. here's the funnel itself. fast forward to the damage done. a number of homes, mostly farmhouses east of st. louis damaged with this thing and also a tractor trailer was flipped on its side. that's where the injury came along the interstate. remarkable. the one tornado that touched down yesterday. multiple reports from that particular cell. also quite a bit of rainfall from this. look at the stretch of observed rainfall. the white indicates anywhere from six to eigh
they are protesting the austerity plan at the nearly bankrupt government. you can see it's pretty nasty there. s $14 billion in cuts to wages, pensions and benefits and those people don't like that one bit. >>> at least one tornado touched down in rural southwestern illinois. take a look at this twister. storm chasers caught this. it was moving across farmland east of st. louis. also reports of hail as large at 2 1/2 inches. golf ball-sized hail? >> that and maybe even tennis...
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. >> what's the problem for the libyan government? you have benghazi, the eastern part of the country, i was talking to senator john mccain a couple of weeks ago and talking to you when the protests were happening and he to me is saying, brooke, porous borders, the weapons. very much so, very bad guys in places like libya and seems that the libyan government is not able to shut them down. >> well, it's a terrorism problem that's concealed within a law and order problem. the terrorist groups are small but a significant law and order problem. lots of libyans have weapons and the government doesn't have control over its security forces, doesn't have the faith of its police forces to actually go and begin to clean up the sort of weapons cache. they have been trying since the attack on the american consulate and benghazi, there's been actually this is reassuring and public anger against militias with weapons and that run around these libyan cities. they're the law. and so there is a turn in the public mode and that's empowering the governm
. >> what's the problem for the libyan government? you have benghazi, the eastern part of the country, i was talking to senator john mccain a couple of weeks ago and talking to you when the protests were happening and he to me is saying, brooke, porous borders, the weapons. very much so, very bad guys in places like libya and seems that the libyan government is not able to shut them down. >> well, it's a terrorism problem that's concealed within a law and order problem. the...
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government response has frankly been confusing. u.n. ambassador susan rice has said the attacks were not preplanned. secretary clinton said she had absolutely no information or reason to believe there is any basis to suggest that the u.s. ambassador was on an al qaeda hit list as a target. the state department said u.s. officials at that post never passed along the warning from the libyan government on militias and security in benghazi. now the administration appears to be backtracking a little bit, at least on the assertion about whether the attack was preplanned or not. but the take-away right now from the administration, when you take a step back and look at this information and the conflicts in the information, appears to be this. the americans on the ground failed to tell washington about the risks, so it isn't the state department's fault that they didn't stop it. well, why so much confusion? chris coons is on the senate foreign relations committee, he has been briefed on the situation. and first, sir, thank you very much for taki
government response has frankly been confusing. u.n. ambassador susan rice has said the attacks were not preplanned. secretary clinton said she had absolutely no information or reason to believe there is any basis to suggest that the u.s. ambassador was on an al qaeda hit list as a target. the state department said u.s. officials at that post never passed along the warning from the libyan government on militias and security in benghazi. now the administration appears to be backtracking a little...
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it kept people working and paying taxes and off the government payrolls. because it created new jobs. if you look at his annual spending budgets, they are about 2% increase. that's less than the rate of inflation. so, i think that the reason that i believe he'll win re-election is we are beginning to recover. we have a higher rate of job creation since the recession bottomed out in the middle of 2009 than in the previous eight years. and, we are moving in the right direction and the policies he's advocated are going to produce good economic results. if people thought it was like another recession, he would be in trouble. it's not like another recession. they know it. >> people say the paralysis in washington, the inability to get in a room and get a deal done. i interviewed newt gingrich. he said the way it were with president clinton, you would be in a room full of advisers, you fling them out, it's you and him, get it done, compromise, get it done. why is that not happening now and what advice do you give to barack obama to try to get into that kind of m
it kept people working and paying taxes and off the government payrolls. because it created new jobs. if you look at his annual spending budgets, they are about 2% increase. that's less than the rate of inflation. so, i think that the reason that i believe he'll win re-election is we are beginning to recover. we have a higher rate of job creation since the recession bottomed out in the middle of 2009 than in the previous eight years. and, we are moving in the right direction and the policies...
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government to allow donated resources from america to get to the rebels without the government directly arming the rebels. ironically, brian sayers works to get those resources there from an office down the hall which is just three blocks from the white house just beyond those trees. sayers is clear. his group's not directly supplying the rebels with weapons. it can't do that legally. he says the money goes to rebel commanders on the ground, people who they vetted thoroughly who buy the weapons. he says those commanders have to sign a proclamation of principles saying they'll follow the je knee have convention and democratic ideals. cn incomes contributor tom fuentes says it's dangerous. >> it's almost a fast and furious situation. we'll send the weapons there and we'll track them later, no, you won't. >> how do you know these people aren't just signing the proclamation just to get the weapons and then using it for nefarious purposes? >> we use third party contacts on the ground. we use the relationships, the family members, the contacts that are all syrian-american. >> reporter: they'r
government to allow donated resources from america to get to the rebels without the government directly arming the rebels. ironically, brian sayers works to get those resources there from an office down the hall which is just three blocks from the white house just beyond those trees. sayers is clear. his group's not directly supplying the rebels with weapons. it can't do that legally. he says the money goes to rebel commanders on the ground, people who they vetted thoroughly who buy the...
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government throwing into prison so that we'll nullify the muslim world. i do think it drew attention him. he was flying under the radar before. you decide to make a movie and post it the way he did and they pay attention and here is what they find out. he has 17 credit cards in his name. he is using 17 different names. by the way, he was convicted of fraud originally for defrauding a big bank and sentenced to 21 months in prison. of course this is a violation of probation. >> the odd thing, too, in court his lawyers argue that because of this film he made that muslims who were in prison would endanger him and he shouldn't go to jail at all. i found that ironic. he fooled these actors into being in this film and they're now getting death threats. >> not only are the actors getting death threats, the actors are suing him saying that he defrauded them because he made misrepresentations to them about the film and about who he was. now, on the death threats, this is a good argument his lawyer is making. don't put him in jail. there are muslims in jail that wil
government throwing into prison so that we'll nullify the muslim world. i do think it drew attention him. he was flying under the radar before. you decide to make a movie and post it the way he did and they pay attention and here is what they find out. he has 17 credit cards in his name. he is using 17 different names. by the way, he was convicted of fraud originally for defrauding a big bank and sentenced to 21 months in prison. of course this is a violation of probation. >> the odd...
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if congress doesn't act before the end of the year, government spending will be slashed. and your taxes are going up. >> and christine has been looking in depth at the taxes side of the fiscal cliff. >> because this infuriates me. because your taxes are going to go up. if the country goes over the fiscal cliff, your taxes are going to go up, and it will be the biggest tax increase that any family has ever had to absorb. let me show you how much. tax increases on the fiscal cliff are $380 billion. spending cuts are $100 billion. the tax bill for a median income family making $55,000, two kids, is going to go up somewhere between $2,000 and $4,000. $2,000 and $4,000 for a family that makes $55,000. that is going to hurt and you're going to feel it and it's going to slow the economy. how will your taxes go up? a variety of ways. it's not just the expiration of the bush tax cuts. it's also the payroll tax. that was a temporary payroll tax holiday. that's going to be maybe $40 or $50 a paycheck. that's going away probably no matter what. the alternative minimum tax also. we to
if congress doesn't act before the end of the year, government spending will be slashed. and your taxes are going up. >> and christine has been looking in depth at the taxes side of the fiscal cliff. >> because this infuriates me. because your taxes are going to go up. if the country goes over the fiscal cliff, your taxes are going to go up, and it will be the biggest tax increase that any family has ever had to absorb. let me show you how much. tax increases on the fiscal cliff are...
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allowing students to borrow directly from the government. now obama proposes to slow tuition growth bin creasing state grants. yet, he would need congress to help fund that. >> i'm not going to go out and promise all sorts of free stuff that i know you are going to end up paying for. what i want to end up doing is give you a great job so you can pay it back yourself. >> reporter: mitt romney's plan, remove burdensome regular ligss and get the government out of the student loan business. romney says the flood of federal dollars just drives up tuition. molly broad of the american council on education says that the recession's heavy toll on state budgets is also a factor. >> when the state reduces its support, the only other place to turn for most colleges in the public sector is to increase tuition. >> reporter: either way students like jackie feel left out in the cold. >> a lot of people that don't have students in college or don't have kids my age think like, oh, you are wealthy enough to go to college or you get financial aid from the gover
allowing students to borrow directly from the government. now obama proposes to slow tuition growth bin creasing state grants. yet, he would need congress to help fund that. >> i'm not going to go out and promise all sorts of free stuff that i know you are going to end up paying for. what i want to end up doing is give you a great job so you can pay it back yourself. >> reporter: mitt romney's plan, remove burdensome regular ligss and get the government out of the student loan...
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this comes at a report from the federal government. sales of new homes held pretty steady in august. you can see they were down a little bit from july. take a look. but way up from over one year ago. check this out in terms of prices of new homes, they jumped 11% from july. and they're up a whopping 17% from last year. morgan brennan covers real estate as a staff writer for forbes. nice to see you. >> hi. >> question is, is this the real deal? is this the real rebound in the housing market? >> i actually do believe this is the beginnings of recovery and i stress the beginnings of recovery. i do think we're starting to see a rebound, it is very localized. i think real estate needs to be taken, you need to look at it according to your own local neighborhood. on a national level, we're starting to seat numbers rise for a reason. i think we are potentially at the upswing of the second half of a u curve where housing is concerned. that recovery will be slow. there is a lot of questions including fiscal cliffs, political elections, that stan
this comes at a report from the federal government. sales of new homes held pretty steady in august. you can see they were down a little bit from july. take a look. but way up from over one year ago. check this out in terms of prices of new homes, they jumped 11% from july. and they're up a whopping 17% from last year. morgan brennan covers real estate as a staff writer for forbes. nice to see you. >> hi. >> question is, is this the real deal? is this the real rebound in the housing...
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you don't have the system to actually deal with this huge issue add to that the governments that have fallen, the new structures and these issues at the same time, it is not going to be easy. and we are taking action. it is more about having ladders of opportunity. we are working with partners and with the clinton initiative. we want to tap into the resources of many partners around the world. this is great. this is a food university. what is happening with farming is that the average age of farmers is 60. we are trying to bring cool back to farming to the university. the whole supply chain and we are bringing people around the world. we want to have it in africa. 60%. how are we going to feed them? 60% of amazing crops are stuck in africa and unused. and so we want to tap into that. we want to have it in the best way possible it is about technology and agriculture making farming cool again where young people come back into that field. >> we want female drivers for the tractors. >> hopefully yes. >> when we come back i'll ask my all-star panel is america the world leader it should be
you don't have the system to actually deal with this huge issue add to that the governments that have fallen, the new structures and these issues at the same time, it is not going to be easy. and we are taking action. it is more about having ladders of opportunity. we are working with partners and with the clinton initiative. we want to tap into the resources of many partners around the world. this is great. this is a food university. what is happening with farming is that the average age of...
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the difference is this is a government with a record of supporting terror. no one talking about this very much but if they had a nuclear weapon they would be very dangerous. even if they never use it. even if you believe that too bad things will happen if they get a bomb. that brings me to the second point that iran has the extensive contacts with terrorist groups. it put in the same fertilizer bomb that timmy mcvey used in oklahoma city. just that little bit. the prospect of spreading in a way dirty nuclear bombs with smaller payloads that would reek havoc and do unfold damage goes up every time some new country gets this capacity and you don't have any control over and you don't know whether they do over what happens to the fiscal material. >> if israel was to launch a strike because they believe that iran is right on the cusp of developing a nuclear weapon. if they do that what should america's response be? >> i shouldn't answer that question because of my wife's position. that's the president and security team desire of a decision to make. i generally ha
the difference is this is a government with a record of supporting terror. no one talking about this very much but if they had a nuclear weapon they would be very dangerous. even if they never use it. even if you believe that too bad things will happen if they get a bomb. that brings me to the second point that iran has the extensive contacts with terrorist groups. it put in the same fertilizer bomb that timmy mcvey used in oklahoma city. just that little bit. the prospect of spreading in a way...
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we're the federal government, we'll give the states this block grant of money. but then it is state-controlled money. they can decide what to do with that, how they want to execute the medicaid program, but over time, the federal government is going to be less and less involved and if you do the math, the math is hard to do here, but they say over time, ten years, for example, the federal government will spend $800 billion less on medicaid, putting more of that onus on the states in terms of what they want to do. >> this is not to be confused with medicare, another discussion as it relates to what ryan's plans have been in the past, and how they measure up being a partner of romney now. >> and look, medicare is for the elderly and medicaid is for people who are poor, disabled, but there are a lot of people who are what are called dually eligible. you can imagine the situation. people who are elderly but have very little money. someone like that needs nursing home care, long-term care, they encounter disability, medicaid may be the organization helping fund their
we're the federal government, we'll give the states this block grant of money. but then it is state-controlled money. they can decide what to do with that, how they want to execute the medicaid program, but over time, the federal government is going to be less and less involved and if you do the math, the math is hard to do here, but they say over time, ten years, for example, the federal government will spend $800 billion less on medicaid, putting more of that onus on the states in terms of...
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dollars to the rebels, and the government, well, the u.s. government is nott happy about this. brian todd has the story. >> reporter: outgunned at the beginning, syrian's rebels have gradually gained strength, taking the fight more directly to bashar al assad's regime and scoring victories. could some of the victories have started from this computer in washington? >> that's where you can actually identify where they conduct -- where they have a stronghold. >> brian heads the u.s.-based arm of the syrian support group, a nongovernmental group dedicated to helping the syrian rebels. >> why did you want to do this? >> well, you know, i have a son, and he's 18 months old, and i think that -- i saw too many images of what was going on there. 2-year-olds that are, you know, white, pale, and lifeless. >> on his group's website, you can donate usesing a credit card or pay says pal. the website explicitly states your money can be used by the free syrian army to buy weapons. he says they've raised a couple hundred thousand dollars so far. most of it from a syrian ex-pats. it's all legal.
dollars to the rebels, and the government, well, the u.s. government is nott happy about this. brian todd has the story. >> reporter: outgunned at the beginning, syrian's rebels have gradually gained strength, taking the fight more directly to bashar al assad's regime and scoring victories. could some of the victories have started from this computer in washington? >> that's where you can actually identify where they conduct -- where they have a stronghold. >> brian heads the...
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that's why a coalition of countries is holding the iranian government accountable. the united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> the president's speeches at the u.n. and the clinton global initiative put him on the stage. jessica, there was tough talk on iran. the president seemed to counter some of the remarks made by president ahmadinejad, who, for all intents and purposes, could be the last time he's in the united states as a member of the general alembssembassembly. what was the line the president took on iran? >> he took a tough line. this is an existential fight on israel. he said time is not unlimited for the world to stop iran from pursuing nuclear ambitions. weapons ambitions. he said that the u.s. will do what it must to stop it. another way of saying, indirectly, that all options are on the table. he's effectively taking the sam stance he gave earlier this year. but, he didn't go -- didn't go further and draw any red lines or new lines which is what the romney campaign was calling on him to do. it would be asto
that's why a coalition of countries is holding the iranian government accountable. the united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> the president's speeches at the u.n. and the clinton global initiative put him on the stage. jessica, there was tough talk on iran. the president seemed to counter some of the remarks made by president ahmadinejad, who, for all intents and purposes, could be the last time he's in the united states as a member of the...
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government personnel who were in libya at the time of the attack. but they have not been able to get, as far as tribally now, but never got ton benghazi, they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from arwa damon's report and other public reporting, the state department, we don't know whether or not the state department put that request to the libyans and whether it was denied or what happened to it. what we know for sure is the crime scene was never secured. and in fact, the senior law enforcement official i spoke to said if we get there now, it is not clear that it will be of any use to us. then the third and really critical and astonishing point to me was -- that they made was one of the things we have do is question the individuals that the libyans have in custody to get to the would the tomorrow of this to understand what they are learning, they made the request through the state department, that was denied by lib yark the fbi has to pass any questions they have through the state department to the libyan government. they pu
government personnel who were in libya at the time of the attack. but they have not been able to get, as far as tribally now, but never got ton benghazi, they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from arwa damon's report and other public reporting, the state department, we don't know whether or not the state department put that request to the libyans and whether it was denied or what happened to it. what we know for sure is the crime scene was never secured. and in fact,...
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you know, the president is focused on governing, restoring our place in the world, focussing on what needs to be done in these areas, and mitt romney seems to be focused on politicizing inappropriately at many times these global issues. there's a real difference. >> how do you respond to some folks who look at this the way this is played out and make the case that the president was kind of drawn in to this kind of political back and forth with netanyahu? was that really an important part of the president coming forward and saying, look, demonstrating to the american people that he is on top of what is going on in israel, they're on the same page? >> our relationship is israel is absolutely important. the president is the first person to say that. you heard prime minister netanyahu say a week or so ago he doesn't have any sdar to get involved in american politics. you know, he knows the president is absolutely committed to making sure iran does not acquire a nooublg weapon, and we're sfoex odd that every single day. i don't think there's any -- i think there's been a lot of talk about
you know, the president is focused on governing, restoring our place in the world, focussing on what needs to be done in these areas, and mitt romney seems to be focused on politicizing inappropriately at many times these global issues. there's a real difference. >> how do you respond to some folks who look at this the way this is played out and make the case that the president was kind of drawn in to this kind of political back and forth with netanyahu? was that really an important part...
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so the difference is this is a government with a record of supporting terror, and look, no one talks about this very much, but if they had a nuclear weapon, there would be two dangers. even if you believe they would never use it, that is, if you believe that they are sane and rational and understand that their country, their civilization, their whole history, would be destroyed if they ever dropped a bomb on someone because everybody would know it, and the retaliation would be incomprehensible, even if you believe that, two bad things will happen if they get a bomb. a lot of their neighbors will get bombs. and the more of these weapons you have hanging around, the more material you've got, the more vulnerable they are to being stolen or sold or simply transferred to terrorists and that brings me to the second point, which is that iran has all these extensive contacts with terrorist groups and even if the government didn't directly sanction it, it wouldn't be that much trouble to get a girl scout cookie's worth of fissile material which if put in the same fertilizer bomb timothy mcvei
so the difference is this is a government with a record of supporting terror, and look, no one talks about this very much, but if they had a nuclear weapon, there would be two dangers. even if you believe they would never use it, that is, if you believe that they are sane and rational and understand that their country, their civilization, their whole history, would be destroyed if they ever dropped a bomb on someone because everybody would know it, and the retaliation would be incomprehensible,...